Mahogany Mallet and Pushsticks

The pushsticks are decadent..made of solid mahogany and finished with danish oil. You can see that I have used it well.

The mallet is an interesting project. The head is made by laminating three identical pieces. However the middle piece is cut up to remove the space for the handle. Walnut dowels hold the head together. I detailed the handle with a chamfer bit. The weight of the mallet is about right. The angles are not perfect but it is good for chisel work.

Mahoganey for push sticks? Our local Woodsmith store is selling Mahogoney for $10/bdft. I’m not sure what kind of mahagoney they’re selling but I don’t think I’d make push sticks out of it. The mallet on the other hand looks SWEET!

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These are just super. I really think it’s great to use beautiful wood on things like this though I know what Bass is saying. The mallet is beautiful but I have the same question Ethan is asking about the face. Great job regardless. Thanks for posting these!

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As to the mahogany. I usually make large projects so I tend to burn anything under a 1 foot (or make jigs). I just don’t have room for scraps.

As to the angle…. It works great for chisel work. I believe that many mallets are angled so that the striking angle is more parallel to the workpiece when pounding. It is not great for directly persuading joints because the striking surface is not that large. The chamfered handle feels great though.

People make some crazy mallets in the Cerritos Woodworking 101 class:

I recommend a project like this to all.

We have another that is too big for anything other than clubbing intruders.

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